starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car; my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
[ Syn: jump-start ]
jumpstart (n.)
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another cars battery
[ Syn: jump-start , jump ]
start or re-start vigorously; The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
[ Syn: jump-start ]